The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a disability productive of muscle spasms and entitlement to TDIU, finding that there is no current disability associated with these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the presence of a current disability productive of muscle spasms or any other service-connected condition that would warrant service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- muscle spasms, Tietze syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22065012
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for muscle spasms, finding that the Veteran does not have a separate diagnosed condition and that his back spasms are symptoms of his existing back condition.
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